Farm Update

It's been a few months and while very little has changed on the farm, there's been much action on the carriage house and preparation for a rebirth of the farm. The carriage house is nearing completion. The drywallers were here this past week and the taper started the wall finishing yesterday. A painter will come next Friday to do a couple coats on the inside of the upstairs and then the electrician and plumber will come a week from Monday to do their final parts. I've been working on prepping the exterior for painting with the help from various family members. We still don't have a roof and it's been a headache trying to get one. I've wanted a metal roof since long before this project started and it's unbelievable how difficult it has been to source the material for it. A roofing company is coming on Wednesday to give an estimate so hopefully we can get this major piece rolling.

In other news, and related to my previous re-post about rainwater harvesting, I received a free large water tank through a city program. It holds 530 gallons and I'm planning to capture the rainwater from the carriage house roof. Initially, I'll use the water for irrigation but my eventual goal is to use it for the toilets in both the main house and the carriage house.

I also ordered a nuc from BioFuel Oasis to get the beehive going again. Not long afterwards, a couple friends from down the street, Rachel and Sophie, asked if I would host their hive since their landlord decided that they couldn't keep them anymore. So now I'll have two hives on the farm. I still haven't gotten any chickens but I want to wait until the area can be secured. That means I need to either start building the deck or at least the railing that will close off the opening.

And today I made a quick sign for the farm. I also gave it an address. I wonder if you can just invent an address and then receive mail there. There must be some official process for registering an address but maybe not worthwhile.